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Events
“How to Choose and Use Your Telescope ” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
Jun 30
“How to Choose and Use Your Telescope ” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
“The Detection of a Potential Biosignature on Mars” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
May 6
“The Detection of a Potential Biosignature on Mars” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
“The Science of Science Fiction” (A Free, Hybrid Lecture)
Apr 29
“The Science of Science Fiction” (A Free, Hybrid Lecture)
“NASA’s Mission: Exploring the Universe” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Mar 26
“NASA’s Mission: Exploring the Universe” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
“CANCELED: How to Choose and Use Your Telescope ” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
Feb 27
“CANCELED: How to Choose and Use Your Telescope ” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
“Comets and Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Jan 22
“Comets and Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
“Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky” (A Free, In-Person Lecture and Star Party)
Nov 29
“Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky” (A Free, In-Person Lecture and Star Party)
“New Space Art Exhibit & Star Party”: Star Party CANCELED due to weather, but Art Exhibit will still be held.
Oct 11
“New Space Art Exhibit & Star Party”: Star Party CANCELED due to weather, but Art Exhibit will still be held.
“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Oct 9
“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
“Seeing the Night Sky Through Timelapse Photography” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Sep 9
“Seeing the Night Sky Through Timelapse Photography” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
“The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
Aug 19
“The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
“Apollo-Soyuz: The Mission & the Astronauts” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Jul 17
“Apollo-Soyuz: The Mission & the Astronauts” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
“The Chandra X-Ray Telescope : An Insider’s Perspective” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
Jun 23
“The Chandra X-Ray Telescope : An Insider’s Perspective” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
“Peering into the Birthplaces of Planets” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Jun 12
“Peering into the Birthplaces of Planets” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
“LuSEE-Night: A Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
May 8
“LuSEE-Night: A Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Mar 11
The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Understanding Auroras (A Free, Virtual Lecture) — WAIT LIST ONLY
Feb 20
Understanding Auroras (A Free, Virtual Lecture) — WAIT LIST ONLY
Dava Sobel: The Elements of Marie Curie (A Free, Hybrid Event)
Jan 13
Dava Sobel: The Elements of Marie Curie (A Free, Hybrid Event)
Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky (A Free, Hybrid Event)
Dec 20
Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky (A Free, Hybrid Event)
Living With A Star: Science that Matters to People (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Nov 12
Living With A Star: Science that Matters to People (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Oct 15
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
KGM1: Sustainable Energy to Combat Climate Change (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Sep 18
KGM1: Sustainable Energy to Combat Climate Change (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Sunlight and Shadow: Build Your Own Sundial (A Free, In-Person Event)
Jul 27
Sunlight and Shadow: Build Your Own Sundial (A Free, In-Person Event)
What’s Up in the Summer Sky? (A Free, Hybrid Event)
Jun 27
What’s Up in the Summer Sky? (A Free, Hybrid Event)
The Artemis Accords: International Cooperation in Space (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
May 21
The Artemis Accords: International Cooperation in Space (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The Future of Exploration: Discovering the Uncharted Frontiers of Science, Technology and Human Potential (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
May 8
The Future of Exploration: Discovering the Uncharted Frontiers of Science, Technology and Human Potential (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
April’s Solar Eclipse: A Practical Guide (A Free, Hybrid Lecture in Bellport, NY)
Apr 1
April’s Solar Eclipse: A Practical Guide (A Free, Hybrid Lecture in Bellport, NY)
April’s Solar Eclipse: A Practical Guide (A Free, In-Person Lecture in Moriches, NY)
Mar 28
April’s Solar Eclipse: A Practical Guide (A Free, In-Person Lecture in Moriches, NY)
NASA’s Mars Exploration Program: Past, Present & Future (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Mar 26
NASA’s Mars Exploration Program: Past, Present & Future (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
North Greenland WindSled Expeditions (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Mar 20
North Greenland WindSled Expeditions (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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Hamptons Observatory Dome
Eclipse viewing at Parrish Art Museum, August 21, 2021
Bresnick family on stage during talk
Astronaut Randy Bresnick poses with fans Pat and Cam
Earth's Moon
Eclipse viewing at SoFo, August 21, 2021
Viewing at SoFo
Eclipse viewing at Parrish Art Museum, August 21, 2021
Sundial project
Solar Eclipse June 10, 2021; photo by William Francis Taylor
MDI-20 RCX telescope
Solar Eclipse June 10, 2021; photo by William Francis Taylor
John Bouvier presents: "From Deep Sea to Deep Space". Co-sponsored by Hamptons Observatory and the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University
A star field image of Messier 13, a globular cluster, captured with a Canon Digital Rebel camera using a 15-second exposure at prime focus with a 20-inch Meade RCX telescope.
Star Lab
William Taylor gives Solar Eclipse Talk at John Jermain Library
Moon with Rings, August 2020; Slezak
Donna McCormick, Astronaut Randy Bresnick (l-r)
Hamptons Observatory Advisory Board member Mike Inglis, and Astronaut Randy Bresnick
Comet Neowise, July 2020; Hoffelder
The Jupiter and Saturn great conjunction, December 2020; occurs roughly every 20 years when Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn are all aligned.
Mike Inglis, Randy Bresnik, Sean Tvelia (l-r) in our Dome; by Patrica
Hamptons Observatory Co-founder, Sean Tvelia, shows Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, and NYS Assemblyman Fred Thiele our 20” Meade RCX-400 reflector telescope.
Orion Nebula; Jonathan Gomez Barrientos
Jupiter